Describe and illustrate some of the major world religions.

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Answers will vary. Worldwide, the largest religious group is Christians, followed by Muslims. If the world's population is represented as an imaginary village of 100 people, it has about:32 Christians23 Muslims16 Unaffiliated (people who may or may not believe in God but do not identify with any particular religious group)15 Hindus7 Buddhists6 Folk religionists (includes followers of African traditional religions, Chinese folk traditions, Native American religions, and Australian aboriginal religions)1 Other (includes Jews, Baha'is, Sikhs, Jains, Shintoists, and many others) (based on Pew Research Center, 2014)No religious group comes close to being a global majority. The third largest group is religiously unaffiliated, and non-Christians outnumber Christians 2 to 1. Five religious groups, in particular, have had a worldwide impact on economic, political, and social issues: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism.